Poem: Winter’s Wrap
Winter’s Wrap
(February 21, 2015)
Snow
Freezing rain
Rain frozen
Now a sheet of ice
More snow
Lubricating the ice
Down I go
On my tail
Do I have a tail?
Dogs slipping
Cars slipping
Children sledding
And slipping
New snow
A winter wonderland
Evening falls
Wind blows
Snow flies from the trees
Is this new snow?
The night sky is clear.
So clear.
Daffodils
Caught in
The Siberian express
No reprieve
This February
Go away winter!
No stay.
How can winter’s wrap be
So cold . . .
And cozy?